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Your Green Bay Packers: Telling It Like It IsTue, 31 Mar 2015 20:41:25 +0000hourly1By: Mike McCarthy's Achilles Heel Rears Its Ugly Head in Packers Loss Total Packershttp://totalpackers.com/2011/10/18/cerebral-football-featuring-james-jones-and-sam-shields/#comment-197789
Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:00:38 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11481#comment-197789[…] himself up to effectively end the game. But had Shields been coached t0 do that before the game? Based upon the numerous times he made similar mistakes after the title run, the only logical answer is that he was not. Even though Shields’ mistake didn’t end up […]
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Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:16:24 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11481#comment-76814[…] are errors in decision making that could have been prepared for prior to the mistake happening. Last year we talked about James Jones and Sam Shields making some tremendous mental errors (that they have since seemed to […]
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Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:04:26 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11481#comment-38140I think Sam read this article!
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Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:51:55 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11481#comment-28376Iltarion….schooled by Andrew….Iltarion…Listen close…Agressive play is fine, but when you safely won the game, intercepting a pass in the end zone, with 11 players in front of you looking to take your head off. Common sense has to come into play….Lets examine the results…Starks..concussion..out for the Viking game..How does that help the Packers defense going into this game?
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Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:03:18 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11481#comment-28371I almost had a heart attack when Mr. Shields ran it out in the Championship game, he fumbled at the end if anyone noticed. He’s still playing street ball. Against the Rams he got what he deserved, street ball is street ball! A good sit down with Sir Charles would go a long way. Good practice for Woodie’s future career as Packers DB coach, and a good learning experiance for Sam if he intends to receive a knighting! I love the Packers, I really do!
]]>By: Stevehttp://totalpackers.com/2011/10/18/cerebral-football-featuring-james-jones-and-sam-shields/#comment-28358
Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:45:30 +0000http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11481#comment-28358Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison summed up what sets Belichick apart in the coaching profession.

“What really gives him an edge is the focus on situational football, Harrison told The Sporting News in September. “I never paid attention to that as much until I got to New England — and it’s a reason why in critical junctures of playoff games, we didn’t panic.

“Every situation that came up, we’d gone over in practice. All of them. It’s those little things most coaches get away from, and Bill doesn’t.”

Yes, Shields’ return against the Broncos was unnecessary; the game was already won. However, that’s kind of the problem with the “situational football” that you write about; it often overlooks the bigger picture.

You don’t want your players to over-think on the football field. You want them to react. Do you want your playmakers reacting cautiously, afraid of injury? Or do you want them to be aggressive?

An aggressive mindset isn’t something that you just turn off once you get ahead by 20 points.

You like Bill Belichick a lot. So you should have noticed that no team in the NFL likes to run up the score more than the Patriots. Why? It is that aggressive mindset. He wants his offense to attack at all times. Regardless of the score.

Dom Capers wants his defense to do the same.

Whenever Sam Shields gets the ball in his hands, he is typically the fastest guy on the football field. You want him being aggressive and trying to make plays.

Ed Reed always returns the ball, no matter where he is when he catches it. Is he an idiot? Is his coach? No, you want him making plays.

Same as with Randall Cobb on returns, the Packer offense is good enough to overcome being backed up. Therefore, taking a shot at a big play is worth it every time.

Maybe Cobb should be taking a knee instead. Afterall, he could get hurt.